They’ll have the 11th-overall pick in the draft on June 30 in Newark. The Colorado Avalanche won the draft lottery Monday evening, moving up one spot ahead of the NHL-worst Florida Panthers, who had a 25 percent chance of winning the lottery.

Down the board at No. 11, it’s unclear what will be left for the Flyers. Some mock drafts, including two from the NHL.com crew, have the Flyers taking Finnish defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen[3]. The 6-foot-3, 207-pound blueliner is projected to be a good puck mover and plays physical in front of the net.

Some others think the Flyers might go for the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings captain, Ryan Pulock[4]. At 6-foot, 209 pounds, the defenseman is known for his offensive upside. He had 14 goals in 61 games this season.

Flyers GM Paul Holmgren admitted that defense is an “organizational weakness” last month, but also said he would take the best player available in the draft regardless of position.

“I think it’s a deep draft,” Holmgren said Sunday. “Picking 11 is a good spot. If we have the opportunity to move up and it makes sense, we’ll certainly look at it.”

The Flyers did themselves no favors in terms of draft order by tying their season-high with a four-game win streak to end the season. They finished 23-22-3 with 49 points.

“We won some string of games here and moved back a few spots, but there’s still a good group of players that we’re happy about,” Flyers director of hockey operations Chris Pryor told the Courier-Post[5]. “We’re going to get a good player this year. That’s the attitude to take.”